Chocolate Cherry Cobbler

This is a very easy and delicious dessert you can make in a Dutch oven.



Required Ingredients:
1 can of pie filling or 1 can of fruit, drained and diced
1 cake mix
approx. 1/2 can of lemon-lime soda

Optional Ingredients:
whipped cream
ice cream

Directions:
To make cleanup easier, line the oven with heavy duty aluminum foil before you start. When you're done, just lift out the foil, wipe up any spills, and recoat the insides with some cooking oil before you put the oven away. Sugar and sweets can turn into a hard, sticky mess when they are cooked, and they can make it very difficult to clean the oven afterward. Remember: You don't want to use soap on the Dutch oven -- it won't really help you get the oven clean, it will only remove the seasoned finish, making your next few meals stick to the oven and taste like soap.

For a 12", 6-quart oven, you'll need about 24 briquettes -- 8 underneath the oven and 16 on top of the lid. Spread the pie filling around the bottom of the oven. Pour the dry cake mix over the top of the pie filling. Pour some soda over the top. Let it bake for 30-45 minutes. The pie filling below and the soda above will provide all the moisture you need for the cake, although this will come out more like a cobbler than a cake. Turn the oven and lid about every 10 minutes to make sure your food cooks evenly. Check how it's doing after 15 minutes and add a little more soda if it's too dry on top. After it's done, take it off the heat and let it sit for a little bit before serving because the pie filling will be about as hot as lava if you try to eat it right away. For an even better treat, top with some whipped cream or ice cream.

Many different combinations are possible. Some good combinations are cherry pie filling and chocolate cake, apple pie filling and spice cake, or peaches and white cake.